X-15 (film)
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| Directed by | Richard D. Donner |
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| Narrated by | James Stewart (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Carl Guthrie |
| Edited by | Stanley Rabjohn |
| Music by | Nathan Scott |
Production company | Essex Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 107 minutes Color (Technicolor) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
X-15 is a 1961 American aviation drama film that presents a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket aircraft program, the test pilots who flew the aircraft, and the associated NASA community that supported the program. X-15 starred David McLean, Charles Bronson, James Gregory and Mary Tyler Moore (in her first feature film role). The film marked the feature film directorial debut of Richard Donner, and was narrated by James Stewart.